Tornadoes only form under certain conditions. They don't automatically form just because storms get stronger. You can have a hellacious thunderstorm with a 75000 foot cloud top, hurricane force winds and softball-size hail that doesn't form tornadoes. That's doesn't mean it won't completely kick the ass of anything underneath it.

FTFA: The reason for the lack of tornadoes is the drought that gripped much of the country this summer and early fall, Henson said. Part of the reason for the drought - and hence the lack of tornado-producing storms - was the presence of a high-pressure "heat dome" over much of the country.

Paris1127:Are you trying to see a record tornado coont next year? Then don't say anything about the lack of tornadoes this year, you'll jinx it

My CSB. Last year, my family and I were talking one night about how our town has been missing out on tornadoes for years, and how we were overdue. The next day, we had 9 tornadoes in our county, including the first one I had seen in my life.

Climate Change is very real. We see the results of it over millions of years of Earth's history.

As for the tornadoes...it's entirely plausible we're going with a warning period, that Man has little impact on it, and the result will be fewer violent t-storms and drier conditions in the Midwest. One unfortunate side effect long term may be long, dry, hot summers similar to western Texas and places like Indiana become much less suitable for corn production.

Scientists have actually proven that global warming can cause both more tornadoes and fewer tornadoes. Additionally, global warming can occur and the number of tornadoes can actually remain unchanged, so it is silly to use tornado count to disprove global warming.

LoneWolf343:Paris1127: Are you trying to see a record tornado coont next year? Then don't say anything about the lack of tornadoes this year, you'll jinx it

My CSB. Last year, my family and I were talking one night about how our town has been missing out on tornadoes for years, and how we were overdue. The next day, we had 9 tornadoes in our county, including the first one I had seen in my life.

At what point do I get to say 'fark it', and kick back with popcorn while waiting for the world to burn? I just want to see the looks on deniers' faces when the Armada Storms start marching across the planet.

Global warming is there anything it can't do?Too hot=global warming. Too cold=Global warming. Too many tornados=Global warming. Not enough tornados=Global warming. We should throw more money at it, that should work

PirateKing:At what point do I get to say 'fark it', and kick back with popcorn while waiting for the world to burn? I just want to see the looks on deniers' faces when the Armada Storms start marching across the planet.

Except you'll be long dead by then, even if it comes to pass. A few hundred years into the future, maybe?

That's just it, no one knows what significant amounts of extra CO2 will do to the climate, except that it's probably a bad idea on balance. The alarmists have done everything up to and including fudging numbers in order to get people to act now, while the deniers seize upon any gaffes or trends that show everything is ok as proof that the alarmist have it wrong.

Truth be told everyone is wrong. This planet has never had a perfectly circular orbit, the Sun has never put out an absolutely constant amount of light, radiation and heat, and there are additional outside influences like asteroids and comets slinging about that could raid the dice game at any moment. Simply put the thing deserves a lot more invested in study before we can safely conclude anything. But there are things we can do, like becoming more efficient with our use of fossil fuels and gradually weening ourselves off them that accomplish multiple goals (less pollution, less dependence on non-renewable resources) that we can move forward with regardless of the outcome on climate research.

Climate Change is very real. We see the results of it over millions of years of Earth's history.

As for the tornadoes...it's entirely plausible we're going with a warning period, that Man has little impact on it, and the result will be fewer violent t-storms and drier conditions in the Midwest. One unfortunate side effect long term may be long, dry, hot summers similar to western Texas and places like Indiana become much less suitable for corn production.

I believe that you believe it. Congratulations. Personally, I don't care what anyone believes. Global warming threads on fark are like gasoline and matches to pyromaniacs.

...And I packed away my deck chair for the season. Damn. Now I'll have to sit on the ground and watch...Hey out of curiousity. What's Black Friday? I see the ad's on television but I couldn't explain it to my son. - Canada